Stop thinking about Michael," Tuck orders. "He was cute." "So is a hairy ferret but I wouldn't want to date one. [...]
Simone ElkelesI don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is.
Simone ElkelesDoes she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?
Simone ElkelesI let it all out--my mom's date,my dad's conversation,my confusion about it all.Caleb doesn't laugh,he doesn't pull away,he doesn't talk .. He just lets me be me. When I settle down,I lean back and witness the mess I've made on his shirt."I made ur shirt all gross," I say between sniffles. "Forget the shirt.What's going on? I could.nt understand a word you mumbled into my chest." Now I'm half laughing and half crying.
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